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finish up, steve. caller: when of the previous callers -- we are entitled to our own opinions and not entitled to our own facts. the iraq war when it comes to the facts, i have yet to see facts about weapons of mass destructions. i still think we should have gone in regardless. but a previous caller, a fellow republican, the valerie plame story, that there was no connection between him. you can stretch and say there was no direct connection but don't forget the vice president went out of his way trying to get president bush up to the final days to pardon scooter libby. if that was not a direct connection it certainly was an improper use. i think he is a very, very good speaker. what frustrates me is somebody trying to bring the sides together -- most vice-president you think of historically go quietly away. this is one vice-president with just won't. and i wish to heaven he would. i am not sure why he wants to -- has to write a memoir host: coming up in about 25 minutes, steve forbes, president and ceo
finish up, steve. caller: when of the previous callers -- we are entitled to our own opinions and not entitled to our own facts. the iraq war when it comes to the facts, i have yet to see facts about weapons of mass destructions. i still think we should have gone in regardless. but a previous caller, a fellow republican, the valerie plame story, that there was no connection between him. you can stretch and say there was no direct connection but don't forget the vice president went out of his...
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let's go to steve, a democrat in florida. caller: hello. host: we are listening. caller: i have two questions. you're referring to a lot of cutbacks on regulations for businesses. guest: yes. host: what if we cut the corporate income tax rate down to 14%, because most do not pay more than 40% anyway. -- 14% anyway. and as a counterbalance, repeal law that enables corporations to take their operations overseas? i heard the reason that they do this is to prevent double taxation. but if a corporation is not providing jobs for americans, why would that be our problem? the other thing i wanted ask, when the market was going down yesterday, i was listening to a show where they were saying that a lot of people were taking their money out of stocks and purchasing u.s. treasuries because that was a good thing. and i will go offline to listen to your comments. guest: that is an excellent question. the united states corporate tax rate is the highest in the world right now. it was second-highest to japan, but in japan lowered its tax rate. so we have the highest in the world.
let's go to steve, a democrat in florida. caller: hello. host: we are listening. caller: i have two questions. you're referring to a lot of cutbacks on regulations for businesses. guest: yes. host: what if we cut the corporate income tax rate down to 14%, because most do not pay more than 40% anyway. -- 14% anyway. and as a counterbalance, repeal law that enables corporations to take their operations overseas? i heard the reason that they do this is to prevent double taxation. but if a...
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let's look at what steve forbes, made -- look at a common steve forbes made on -- comment steve forbes made on "washington journal." >> $1.80 trillion a year. 15 billion, take it. be grateful for it. there are massive regulations already coming. on the data franc bill, thousands of pages of regulations in the pipeline on that. same thing with the health care bill. while they make a few reforms on regulations. for each one they get rid of, there are hundreds that are coming our way. host: talking about the efforts of the obama administration to eliminate or ease regulations. he says they do not go far enough. guest: there is a lot of misinformation out there. steve forbes leading talking point was one of the biggest pieces of misinformation out there. he says regulations cost our economy $1.50 trillion a year. i regret even having to repeat that to make a point. it is such a gross distortion. a very common talking point on capitol hill. it is said uniformly among republicans. everybody knows better, because groups like mine and others and the obama administration have countered it and m
let's look at what steve forbes, made -- look at a common steve forbes made on -- comment steve forbes made on "washington journal." >> $1.80 trillion a year. 15 billion, take it. be grateful for it. there are massive regulations already coming. on the data franc bill, thousands of pages of regulations in the pipeline on that. same thing with the health care bill. while they make a few reforms on regulations. for each one they get rid of, there are hundreds that are coming our...
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host: steve in canyon city, colorado. scott lanman. guest: he's right, the unemployment rate in north dakota is the lowest in the country. but if every state were small and then discovered a massive oil shell underneath and was able to extract it to create an economic boom, then we would be in great shape. but not every state can replicate the natural resources and conditions that north dakota -- that converged on north dakota in recent years. talking about regulation, i'm not up on the details, but i think the obama administration has recognized the concern about some regulations. an order that was going to roll back or hold back some regulations in the last week or two. clearly republicans in congress, the chamber of commerce here in d.c., have been very active in making those issues well known. host: last week on "washington journal," steve forbes talked about his thoughts on quantitative easing and the strength of ben bernanke's handling of the monetary policy. take a look at what steve forbes had to say and then get some reaction
host: steve in canyon city, colorado. scott lanman. guest: he's right, the unemployment rate in north dakota is the lowest in the country. but if every state were small and then discovered a massive oil shell underneath and was able to extract it to create an economic boom, then we would be in great shape. but not every state can replicate the natural resources and conditions that north dakota -- that converged on north dakota in recent years. talking about regulation, i'm not up on the...
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host: steve, nebraska. republican, good morning. caller: the other caller hit on what i was talking about. i am not going to drive around in a tank, but with the advent of the flash mobs, technology, and what have you, how will that effect the concealed carry as
host: steve, nebraska. republican, good morning. caller: the other caller hit on what i was talking about. i am not going to drive around in a tank, but with the advent of the flash mobs, technology, and what have you, how will that effect the concealed carry as
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host: let's listen to exactly what steve is talking about. here's the president weighing in on this committee, this group that's going to look for other ways to make cuts or reduce spending or raise revenue. >> establishes a bipartisan committee of congress to report back by november with a proposal to further reduce the deficit, which will then be put before the entire congress for an up or down vote. in this stage, everything will be on the table. to hold us all accountable for making these reforms, tough cuts that both parties would find objectionable would automatically go into effect if we don't act. hoip president obama speaking last night from the white house briefing room about this deal that's been brokered. at the same time that was going on, house speaker john boehner was addressing his republican caucus in a teleconference, and there are interesting details emerging from that. here are some of the comments that he said. this is from the speaker's office. he said -- host: the speaker said to the conference, now, listen, this isn't
host: let's listen to exactly what steve is talking about. here's the president weighing in on this committee, this group that's going to look for other ways to make cuts or reduce spending or raise revenue. >> establishes a bipartisan committee of congress to report back by november with a proposal to further reduce the deficit, which will then be put before the entire congress for an up or down vote. in this stage, everything will be on the table. to hold us all accountable for making...
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guest: i think steve should definitely -- [laughter] i do not know how much beltway wisdom there is at this point. the downgrade in the last few weeks and the reason for its -- when it standard and poor's announced that the u.s. was dropping to a aa+ rating, that was a very big deal. our system does not work. is dysfunctional. two sides hunkered down in a country that is very deeply divided. is a are trying to hunker down and do not agree -- they are trying to hunker down and do not agree. this was shameful. i really do not think that is it too strong of a term for these members. what impact it will have, we will have to wait and see. every plunge is a reminder that politics matters. you have to figure out a way to make the deeply divided congress in a deeply divided country work for the country. i actually think there is a seriousness about that since the downgrade that i have seen in years of writing the same story every month about how there is gridlock and deeply divided and polarizing. something is changing here. i think it is the gravitas of the moment. host: we have a question a
guest: i think steve should definitely -- [laughter] i do not know how much beltway wisdom there is at this point. the downgrade in the last few weeks and the reason for its -- when it standard and poor's announced that the u.s. was dropping to a aa+ rating, that was a very big deal. our system does not work. is dysfunctional. two sides hunkered down in a country that is very deeply divided. is a are trying to hunker down and do not agree -- they are trying to hunker down and do not agree. this...
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steve joins us from scottsdale, ariz. on the republican line. caller: what they did basically is like putting a band-aid on a very large gaping bleeding wound. what we really need is a tourniquet. we have to try to court these businesses, bring them back to the united states. we have to have manufacturing jobs here and started drilling. we have to do the mining and everything in our power to get things rolling here. it is as simple as that. i do not think any amount of politics or things like that is going to. host: a quick program note on afghanistan appeared on c-span and2 at 9:00 a.m., we will cover in afghanistan brings thing with a top commander there. you can tune into c-span2 at 9:00 a.m.. robert is from arizona, go ahead. caller: i've been studying situation since i retired almost seven years ago. what happened, really, under bush was a lays out fair situation -- was a fair situation. -- laissez faire situation. what happens is that they put everything in their side and then they exploit the world for labor costs. it used to work for a w
steve joins us from scottsdale, ariz. on the republican line. caller: what they did basically is like putting a band-aid on a very large gaping bleeding wound. what we really need is a tourniquet. we have to try to court these businesses, bring them back to the united states. we have to have manufacturing jobs here and started drilling. we have to do the mining and everything in our power to get things rolling here. it is as simple as that. i do not think any amount of politics or things like...
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host: steve is a republican in florida. caller: good morning, gentlemen. this is just a power grab in a sense. why can they just take 3% from social security, 3% from the military, 3% from all federal employees and state employees, and make the cut across the board? nobody gets hurt or crushed. we could pay a lot of our national debt and resolve a lot of problems. it is a great start. thank you, gentlemen. guest: that is certainly a valid approach. congress has chosen to zero in on specific areas where it thinks cutting can most effectively be done rather than doing an across-the-board hair cut. that would make things easier but it has not been seriously considered in the past in this debate. host: michael johnson tweets in -- guest: that would be very interesting. host: would it be a first? guest: it would be a first. guest: if there are two people, you cut, the other person choooses. host: whose idea was it to create the super committee? guest: it originally came from harry reid. this was during negotiations between congressional leaders and president. a
host: steve is a republican in florida. caller: good morning, gentlemen. this is just a power grab in a sense. why can they just take 3% from social security, 3% from the military, 3% from all federal employees and state employees, and make the cut across the board? nobody gets hurt or crushed. we could pay a lot of our national debt and resolve a lot of problems. it is a great start. thank you, gentlemen. guest: that is certainly a valid approach. congress has chosen to zero in on specific...
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steve has sent an e-mail from his iphone. our next call comes from daryl, a republican in detroit. caller: good morning. i want to mention first that the media is very good at magician'' . ' everyone knows someone who's lost a job or knows about a plant closure because of foreign competition. every 24 hours with about 1.4 billion overseas to purchase products. they are competing against us overseas. we should have tariffs on products from foreign countries. they said that would start a trade war. but we have been in a trade war since the last trade surplus in 1975. if we do these things, we can leave a legacy to our children and our children's children, no deaths, by putting tariffs. 3% unemployment, we have to do something 10 years ago. host: we will leave it there. from the c-span website, gop presidential hopefuls campaign in iowa. there's a debate tonight, but c- span will follow, and hear from the presidential republican candidates at the iowa state fair in des moines today and at the iowa republican straw poll this week. we will be covering several of the candidates live begi
steve has sent an e-mail from his iphone. our next call comes from daryl, a republican in detroit. caller: good morning. i want to mention first that the media is very good at magician'' . ' everyone knows someone who's lost a job or knows about a plant closure because of foreign competition. every 24 hours with about 1.4 billion overseas to purchase products. they are competing against us overseas. we should have tariffs on products from foreign countries. they said that would start a trade...
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host: steve is a business owner from livingston, new jersey. talkr: i want tolk about the garment industry. is no manufacturing inrin manhattan. -- how are those jobs ever going to come back to america? host: what business do you have? caller: we live on the domestic side of the garment, which used to be a huge business in new york. today it is down to a minuscule business. there is absolutely very little manufacturing in garments. you can bring in a suit from china for $60. there is no possible way these jobs are ever coming back to america. it used to be a tremendous industry in america. host: is the garment industry ever coming back to the united states? guest: it is very hard to bring industries back at a certain point if it has been gone for a long time. that may be the case for the garment industry. simply by having the dollar and a juan aligned instead of the depreciation, you would see a different balance with china. more construction of our exports. consumer fewer of the chinese exports. china's export-led growth model -- they face the
host: steve is a business owner from livingston, new jersey. talkr: i want tolk about the garment industry. is no manufacturing inrin manhattan. -- how are those jobs ever going to come back to america? host: what business do you have? caller: we live on the domestic side of the garment, which used to be a huge business in new york. today it is down to a minuscule business. there is absolutely very little manufacturing in garments. you can bring in a suit from china for $60. there is no...
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host: steve, ill., democratic line. caller: i want to just let you know. i'm going to be voting for president obama. host: you think the deal helps the president? caller: yes, i do. host: mike, dover, ohio. caller: i would like to welcome everyone from dover, ohio. i fail to understand why iowa has a big importance as been the first caucus or whatever. my understanding is they have a straw poll, a caucus, and a primary later. the straw poll and the caucus are strictly people that have been paid to show up. they are given transportation and whatever. host: mike glover, a little clarification there? guest: the straw poll is an event where candidates do bus people to the straw poll to vote for them. they pass out tickets. so, it is a competition. who can turn out people to show off at a particular place, at a particular night, to vote for a particular candidate? the reason i like is first is because history, tradition, by what is a place where you have to come and talk to real people. you have to go out and campaign. you cannot just throw a bunch of money at
host: steve, ill., democratic line. caller: i want to just let you know. i'm going to be voting for president obama. host: you think the deal helps the president? caller: yes, i do. host: mike, dover, ohio. caller: i would like to welcome everyone from dover, ohio. i fail to understand why iowa has a big importance as been the first caucus or whatever. my understanding is they have a straw poll, a caucus, and a primary later. the straw poll and the caucus are strictly people that have been paid...
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guest: steve in hartford, connecticut, good morning. caller: good morning. wouldn't it be true that the best use of resources for nato's military spending would be to get us off the use of oil , because every dollar we spend on oil eventually gets recycled to mideast countries and used for weapons and terrorism. guest: that's a sail weren't point. part -- that's a sail can't point. if you think about this from a european perspective, the natural gas, the oil that comes from libya, it doesn't come to u.s. markets. it comes to european markets so. this was a more significant factor if you are a european thinking about the future of your economy and your energy needs. efforts to push greater energy diversity, energy efficiency, there are certain ways to decrease dependency on the region, and i think that's a critical part of the strategy going forward. >> robert gates, in one of his last speeches, made news talking in brussels about concerns over europe's defense capabilities. here's a short piece from that, and then we'll be back with our guest. >> if current
guest: steve in hartford, connecticut, good morning. caller: good morning. wouldn't it be true that the best use of resources for nato's military spending would be to get us off the use of oil , because every dollar we spend on oil eventually gets recycled to mideast countries and used for weapons and terrorism. guest: that's a sail weren't point. part -- that's a sail can't point. if you think about this from a european perspective, the natural gas, the oil that comes from libya, it doesn't...